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PRIVACY POLICY
For Parents and
Caregivers of PBS Kids:
You have trusted us for many years
to provide responsible and quality content for children. As we move into the cyberspace
world, this trust becomes even more important to you, and to us. We believe the following
promises will improve the safety, value, and enjoyment of your child's visits to our site
and our affiliated sites. We will not collect personally
identifiable information from your child.
If your child sends us an e-mail
with a question or comment, or enters one of our contests, we will respond using his or
her e-mail, but will not store it for future communications.
If we know that your child is under
the age of thirteen, we will collect your permission offline (by postal mail, fax or
phone) before we mail any prizes or share your child's personal information with anyone
else.
If your child submits stories,
artwork, comments or anything else to us that is posted on our site, he or she will be
identified only by first name and age.
If you or your child localize on
pbskids.org, a cookie will tell us your station's call letters. PBS only keeps track of
how many computers choose each station. No personal information is stored in the cookie,
even if you have entered your name or email address on other parts of PBS Online.
We also promise to help children,
their families and communities find the information they need to use the Internet safely
and responsibly.
When a KMBH site is partially
funded by outside sponsors, we will mark any underwriter logos with a "sponsored
by" tag. We select our underwriters carefully, to ensure that the company's products
and services fit KMBH standards. KMBH sites will not contain advertisements promoting
e-commerce or direct links to e-commerce.
All links to third party sites are
insulated with a KMBH Kids bridge page. These pages clearly notify the visitor that he or
she is leaving KMBH Kids, and offers an opportunity to return to KMBH Kids. Each bridge
page displays a Web literacy tip, educating visitors how to be safe on the Internet. In
the case of a sponsor's link, the bridge page will contain more information about the
sponsor's relationship to PBS. Since we cannot be assured that links to outside sites
follow our safety or privacy guidelines, we encourage adults and children to discuss these
choices together. We are not responsible for the content or safety and privacy practices
at any sites linked from our pages.
With areas of our site like
TechKnow's "You Be the Judge" and "Get Your Web License," as well as
our "Know Before You Go" Web literacy tips, we will continue to empower children
by helping them to make informed choices
You and your child's use of this
site are conditioned on your having accepted these terms. You should check back at this
policy frequently, since it is subject to change from time to time, and your continued use
of the site is conditioned upon your acceptance of any modifications hereto.
We want to make this site a place
where families can surf together, and where parents and caregivers are happy to have their
children interact, learn and play. If you have any comments or questions, we're happy to
hear them. This is, after all, your site.
If you have any questions or
concerns regarding this policy, send us an e-mail at mehernandez@kmbh.org. You may also
contact us at PO Box 2147 Harlingen, TX 78551 (956-421-4111). Please read the Online
Privacy Policy for the other sites hosted on our server.
Last modified: 6/25/02
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